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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is at 3.9+ (closer to 3.9 than 3.95). Based on Junior year performance/quarter grades, expect to continue on this GPA path through senior year. Will be in Calc BC in senior year. Mix of rigor in science classes (some highest science and some not). Solid ECs, but not at national level. Well rounded (for what that is worth). No strong legacy connections. Not URM. Will not be recruited athlete.

Are any schools more or less ruled out with this record? Taking MIT/Caltech off the list.  I know all T20 are low probability, but want to understand from current/recent Big 3 parents with experience what a kid with these stats should be aiming for as reasonable reaches. Is it simply not worth bothering with HYPSM? Asking now as we are planning college visits in the spring.

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I’ve been to two of the schools people are listing here and had roommates at two others.

In my opinion:

- Every kid should apply to a state flagship type school and, if possible, a four-year state college that would provide a full-tuition scholarship.

- If your daughter has a good, special reason to study at a place like MIT or Harvard and understands that it could be a harsh place, she should at least consider applying there on a regular decision basis. The odds might not be great, but they’re probably over 10 percent. I think this strategy works best if your daughter is driving this and has a burning desire to go to a place like MIT, no matter what.

- Assuming your family is full-pay: I think the beauty of making a school like Rice, Wash. U. or the University of Rochester a top pick is that they’re generally kind places. The work might be hard, and some people might be jerks, but the schools don’t take pride in being nasty, like certain schools in Chicago and New York.

- Another strategy might be to focus on schools like the University of Miami that might have good classes in your daughter’s favorite fields, seem like academic safeties and might lavish merit aid on your daughter. Even if she doesn’t really need the merit aid, and she’d be in the top 2 percent in terms of stats, going to a college as a student a university loves can be a lot of fun. [/quote]

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